Nalini Bikkina is a distinguished academic and professional currently serving as a Fellow at The RSA since May 2020 and holding the position of Professor and Director at GITAM University since July 2009. Bikkina's notable experience includes roles as a Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Fellow at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and The Fulbright Program from September 2017 to March 2018. Prior to these positions, Bikkina served as a Mandal Development Officer for the Government of Andhra Pradesh from March 2007 to March 2008 and as an ICSSR Doctoral Fellow at the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research from March 2002 to March 2004. Bikkina earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Andhra University between 2002 and 2004.